Human rights office finds extrajudicial punishments carried out during war include 'executions, kneecapping, bone-breaking ...

BEIRUT — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless ...

During the First World War, some soldiers faced a grim fate far from the front lines — execution by firing squad. Accused of desertion or cowardice, they were often shot at dawn as a warning to others ...

Iran has executed 14 individuals in recent weeks, with the hangings continuing unabated regardless the US-Israeli military campaign against the country.The Iranian authorities launched a new wave of ...

While the total executions carried out in Iran increased to a record number last year, executions performed by the Islamic Republic have been on an "alarming surge" since the U.S.-Israeli war with ...

President Donald Trump Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons A former US Marine and Gulf War veteran has gone viral after calling Donald Trump ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track to exceed the record number of executions it carried out against opponents in 2025, with 657 executions in the first three months of the year, according to the ...

Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets. By Sanam Mahoozi and ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hamas militants and police units in Gaza beat, maimed and publicly executed dozens of Palestinians during its war with Israel in acts amounting to war crimes, according to a ...